Lifestyle

Miss Vietnam in Europe not welcomes artificial beauty
07/10/2009 05:00
Plans for this year’s beauty pageant held in Europe for overseas Vietnamese women have been announced in Germany. Miss Vietnam in Europe 2008 Nguyen Pham Bao Quynh (middle) and two runners-up. Organisers have set strict criteria - the entrants must...
Three Vietnamese movies to go to leading Asian film festival
07/10/2009 05:00
“Dung Dot”, “Huyen Thoai Bat Tu” and “Choi Voi” are named as nominees for the “A Window on Asian Cinema” award at the Pusan International Film Festival in South Korea from October 8-16. A scene from “Don’t Burn”. The PIFF is among...
HCM City triumphs at national drama festival
07/10/2009 05:00
HCM City’s Phu Nhuan Stage won two of the three gold medals at the National Drama Festival, which closed in HCM City on October 7. From the right: Director Le Hung of the Vietnam Drama Theatre, manager of the Idecaf Stage Huynh Anh Tuan and director Huynh...
Officials to better control private investment in TV industry
07/10/2009 05:00
Many TV stations have called on private investment in making programs. However, there are concerns that privatization of publicly owned media is slipping through the backdoor. A crew from VTV records a program (Photo: SGGP) Many TV stations...
Vietnamese movie chosen for Hollywood film festival
06/10/2009 05:00
From over 250 films produced by students around the world, the Hollywood International Film Festival for Students has selected 64 for screening, including “The 4th” from Vietnam. The film crew from the Raffles International College Vietnam in HCM City....
Corn alcohol pot sets Vietnam record
06/10/2009 05:00
Vietnam’s biggest corn alcohol pot was presented to public at the “Lakes in the mountains” Tourism Week in Tuyen Quang Province on October 4-6. Vietnam’s biggest corn alcohol pot was presented to public at the “Lakes in the mountains” Tourism...
Little Vietnamese literature read overseas
06/10/2009 05:00
Foreign works of literature, translated into Vietnamese, have become hot reads in the last few years, yet few Vietnamese works are read overseas. Korean students Choi Dae Hoon and Jung Hyun Woo look for Vietnamese literature works in Fahasa bookstore....